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Safari’s Security Reputation Takes a Beating
Closed Published March 11th, 2009 in Browser Security, Safari, Security
Apple’s Safari browser has taken some shots lately over its security capabilities compared to those of other popular browsers-but this doesn’t mean Safari is a sieve.
Last week, Charlie Miller, former winner at the PWN2OWN hacking contest, told our sister publication Computerworld that Safari will probably be the first to fall at this year’s event. Miller won $10,000 for breaking into an Apple laptop through Safari in just a few minutes last year. Miller cites Safari’s user-friendly controls, such as handling all kinds of file formats, as opportunities for bugs to get into the system. Safari’s Security Reputation Takes a Beating – Network World
